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Enrage: meaning, definitions and examples

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enrage

 

[ ɪnˈreɪdʒ ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

feeling intense anger

To enrage means to make someone very angry or furious. It is an extreme emotion that can be triggered by certain actions, words, or situations. When someone is enraged, they may lose control of their emotions and act irrationally. Enraging someone can have serious consequences and should be avoided whenever possible.

Synonyms

anger, incense, infuriate

Examples of usage

  • His careless remarks enrage her every time.
  • The unfair treatment of the workers enrage the union members.
  • The decision to cut down the ancient trees enrage environmental activists.

Translations

Translations of the word "enrage" in other languages:

🇵🇹 enfurecer

🇮🇳 क्रोधित करना

🇩🇪 erzürnen

🇮🇩 memarahi

🇺🇦 розлюти

🇵🇱 rozgniewać

🇯🇵 激怒させる

🇫🇷 énerver

🇪🇸 enfurecer

🇹🇷 öfkelenmek

🇰🇷 격분시키다

🇸🇦 يغضب

🇨🇿 rozzlobit

🇸🇰 rozzúriť

🇨🇳 激怒

🇸🇮 razjeziti

🇮🇸 reiða

🇰🇿 ашуландыру

🇬🇪 გაბრაზება

🇦🇿 qəzəbləndirmək

🇲🇽 enfurecer

Etymology

The word 'enrage' originated from the Old French word 'enragier', which means 'to become mad'. It has been used in English since the late 15th century to describe the intense emotion of anger or fury. Over the centuries, 'enrage' has retained its strong connotation of extreme anger, making it a powerful word in the English language.

See also: enraged, outrage, outrageous, rage, raging.

Word Frequency Rank

This word's position of #34,646 indicates it's among the more rare English words. While understanding it broadens your vocabulary, focus on more common words first.